The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that at least 24 Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in Gaza.
This marks the largest single-day casualty figure for the Israeli military since the start of the conflict in October.
Daniel Haggai, a spokesman for the Israeli army, told reporters that 21 soldiers were killed in an explosion near the Kissufim border area.
According to the army spokesperson, Hamas fired rockets at an Israeli tank, and at the same time, there was an explosion in two separate two-story buildings.
The buildings collapsed as most of the Israeli troops were inside or near them.
Haggai stated that the explosion was likely the result of mines planted by Israel to destroy the buildings, but the cause of the explosion is still under investigation.
During Israel’s intensified attacks on Palestinian territory, over 25,000 people in Gaza have been killed or injured.
The Gaza Ministry of Health reported that international media confirmed over 25,000 Palestinian casualties from Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Ashraf al-Qudra, the spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Defense, reported that 178 people were killed in the past 24 hours, raising the total casualties in Israel’s war against Gaza to 25,105 over more than three months.
Additionally, the Gaza Ministry of Health spokesperson stated that 300 people were injured due to Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian soil in a single day. Israel’s insistence on continuing the war continues, and more than 100 hostages are still held by Hamas militants.
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